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This is precisely what a memoir needs, of course: a narrative arc culminating in resolution and life-lessons learned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

They hit TikTok with longform A.I.-generated episodes of Draco Malfoid and Harry Potter’s enemies-to-lovers arc at Hogwarts.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Its discovery suggests that northwestern Iran experienced a separate episode of continental arc activity during the Late Cretaceous, expanding scientists' understanding of how the region developed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The fourth quarter turns things around in a way not entirely unexpected; it does make for a nice arc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

He wanted me to take it all in, from the splaying palm trees that lined the streets of Honolulu and the crescent arc of Waikiki Beach to the green drape of hills surrounding the city.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In a statement, the companies behind the project said the AI-assisted technology will "scan decades of episodes to map character arcs, storylines and standout moments, helping editors quickly identify the strongest material".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

No matter the strengths of AI, a chatbot cannot dream up stories with flawed characters and themes and arcs and failures and triumphs—with ambiguous finales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The film is Marvel's last big-screen outing before Doomsday, the long-awaited culmination of multiple superhero story arcs after Avengers: Endgame.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The same mechanism could help explain why hydrothermal sulfide deposits along submarine island arcs often contain unusually large amounts of gold.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

"I have no idea how you dance in all that," she says, her hands fluttering up and down and side to side in arcs so wide I might be wearing a nun's habit.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Suddenly, the whale’s dark body arced above the surface before diving down to reveal its tail, or fluke.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Bath were shocked as Ramm powered through a gap between defenders and arced away from the covering Bailey to score the home side's third try in fewer than 15 minutes.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025

Didion bridged the worlds of Hollywood, journalism and literature in a career that arced most brilliantly in the realms of social criticism and memoir.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

This one arced over Chelsea’s wall and dropped crisply into the bottom corner beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga’s despairing dive.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

The deck officer flashed a thumbs-up to the pilot, then arced his arm in the air, signaling the catapult crewman to hit his button.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Government fire investigators said the fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes, was caused by electrical arcing on Edison’s out-of-service transmission line in Eaton Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The ultra-fast missiles travel on a high arcing trajectory before crashing down into their target.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

A birthday party had just ended, and he was offered a piece of cake, chocolate with a jelly-bean rainbow arcing across the frosting.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

The familiar approach, arcing towards the stumps, heels kicking up, limbs loose.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

A flight of flickering orange birds took wing from the castle, twenty or thirty of them,- pots of burning pitch, arcing out over the river trailing threads of flame.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin